Stupid Lawsuits and Patents For 9/15/07

Verizon is suing the FCC over the 700MHz open-access requirements. Verizon says “Imposing any such requirements in the competitive wireless market would reduce the revenue the government will receive from the spectrum auction and limit the introduction of new and innovative wireless services.” Yeah, and I’m Bill Gates. Who cares if the government is receiving more revenue from the 700MHz spectrum? And how do the requirements “limit the introduction of new and innovative wireless services?” The open-access requirements increase the introduction of new services by keeping telecom companies like Verizon from controlling the band.

Meanwhile, Microsoft, Apple, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Viacom, Real, Napster, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Sandisk, and other companies are being sued by some lunatic “company” that patented the concept of playlists. Oh, and “Premier International Associates” has no company history prior to the lawsuits. How the heck did they get the patent in the first place?

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